BALTEX Working Group on BACC II

Background

The purpose of the first BACC assessment was to provide the scientific community with an assessment of ongoing climate variations in the Baltic Basin. An important element was the comparison with the historical past. Also, changes in relevant environmental systems, due to climate variations, were assessed – such as hydrological, ocean and ecosystem changes. The work has generated a large activity around the Baltic Sea with more than 80 authors writing the assessment and a close cooperation with HELCOM. The BACC book was published by Springer in January 2008.

The BACC work has been an important step towards an increased understanding of the role of climate change for the Baltic Basin including land and water ecosystems. BALTEX may play an important role in this work in the future and we therefore suggest that a Working Group within BALTEX should be formed.

Terms of Reference

The work on BALTEX Assessment of Climate Change (BACC) should continue and be organised through a working group aiming for a new assessment within 5 years. The work should be lead by a BACC science steering group with the following terms of references:

• Report on what we have learned from BACC and how the book was received by different communities. Deadline: Autumn 2008
• Increase our multi-disciplinary understanding by initiating a summer school on main drivers (climate, eutrophication, fishing, shipping, land use change, economic growth etc) and response characteristics in the Baltic Basin. Deadline: Summer 2009
• Organize a workshop for starting up the new assessment and for identifying new lead authors. Deadline: 2009/2010
• Organize the BACC II assessment ,aiming for a new book to be published 2012

The “old” BACC Scientific Steering Group is terminated with the publication of the BACC book.

These individuals form at the same time the newly formed BACC II Science Steering Committee (BACC II SSC, as of 5 February 2009)

Hans von Storch (Chair)
GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
Institute of Coastal Research
Max-Planck-Straße 1
D-21502 Geesthacht / Germany
Phone: + 49-4152-87-1831
Fax: + 49-4152-87-2832
e-mail: hvonstorch(at)web.de

Mikko Alestalo
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Director
P.O Box 503
FI-00101 Helsinki/Finland
Phone +358-9-1929 2210
Fax +358-9-1929 2203
e-mail: mikko.alestalo(at)fmi.fi

Sirje Keevallik
Marine Systems Institute at TUT
Akadeemia tee 21
EE-12618 Tallinn / Estonia
Phone: + 372-620-4316
Fax: + 372-620-4301
e-mail: sirje.keevallik(at)gmail.com

Maria Laamanen
HELCOM
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B
FI-00160 Helsinki, Finland
Phone/Fax/SMS: +358 (0)207 412 627
e-mail: maria.laamanen(at)helcom.fi

Juha-Markku Leppänen
Marine Research Centre
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
PO Box 140
FIN-00251 Helsinki
Finland
Phone:  +358 50 3259652
Fax: +358 9 323 2970
Email: juha-markku.leppanen(at)ymparisto.fi

Anders Omstedt
Göteborg University
Earth Sciences Centre - Oceanography
P.O. Box 460
S-40530 Göteborg / Sweden
Phone: + 46-31-786-2881
Fax: +46-31-786-2888
e-mail: anders.omstedt(at)gvc.gu.se

Benjamin Smith
Lund University
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Sölvegatan 12
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: + 46-46 - 222 43 54
Fax: +46-46 - 222 03 21
e-mail: ben.smith(at)nateko.lu.se

Heikki Tuomenvirta
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Erik Palménin aukio 1
FI-00560 HELSINKI
or
P.O. BOX 503
FI-00101 HELSINKI
Phone: + 358-9-1929-4122
Fax:+ 358-9-1929-4129
e-mail: heikki.tuomenvirta(at)fmi.fi

Timo Vihma
Finnish Meteorological Institute
P.O. Box 503, Vuorikatu 24
FIN-00101 Helsinki / Finland
Phone: + 358-9-1929-4173
Fax:+ 358-9-1929-4103
e-mail: timo.vihma(at)fmi.fi

Valery Vuglinsky
State Hydrological Institute
23, Second Line
SU-199053 St. Petersburg / Russia
Phone: + 7-812 323-3458
Fax: + 7-812 323-1028
e-mail: VVuglins(at)VV4218.spb.edu

Ilppo Vuorinen
Archipelago Research Institute
University of Turku
Saaristomeren tutkimuslaitos
Luonnontieteidentalo II
20014 Turun yliopisto
Finland
Phone: +358-(0)2-333 59 74
Fax: +358-(0)2-333 65 92
e-mail: ilppo.vuorinen(at)utu.fi

Hans-Jörg Isemer
GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
International BALTEX Secretariat
Max-Planck-Straße 1
D-21502 Geesthacht / Germany
Phone: + 49-4152-87-1661
Fax: + 49-4152-87-1730
e-mail: baltex(at)gkss.de or isemer(at)gkss.de

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